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Wisconsin --(Ammoland.com)- All but one state has granted some form of concealed carry and a growing number of states have returned to full Constitutional freedom in the right of uninfringed Constitutional Carry. Yet there is another movement sweeping across our land that should also cause great rejoicing. At this time, 38 states have some level of Castle Doctrine self-defense law. While some are more comprehensive than others, all are of significant benefit. Self-Defense From Frivolous Prosecution If you’re not familiar with the Castle Doctrine right of Self-Defense, a very basic description provides immunity from prosecution for an act of self-defense...

Gov. Scott Walker today said he will not push for right to work legislation in Wisconsin, describing private unions and their employers as "partners" with the state in economic development. But Walker, taking questions from reporters at a signing ceremony for his bill to eliminate most collective rights for state workers, stopped short of saying he would veto a right to work bill if legislators sent one to his desk. (Listen to the press conference here.) "No," was his response to the question. "What I'm saying our private sector employers and the unions that work with them have by and...

Well it’s that time of year when all of the rich leftists in Hollywood get out their $40,000 dollar gowns, put on their millions in jewelry, climb into their limos, and head up to the Kodak Theater to pat themselves on the back for being working class heroes. I couldn’t care less about which picture or actor gets a trophy, I just love listening to the political correctness and monumental hubris on display for the world to see. This year I have decided to add my own category. The category is: Which liberal cause will come up most often during...

The pastor of my church, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, who recently preached his last sermon and is in the process of retiring, has touched off a firestorm over the last few days. He's drawn attention as the result of some inflammatory and appalling remarks he made about our country, our politics, and my political opponents. Let me say at the outset that I vehemently disagree and strongly condemn the statements that have been the subject of this controversy. I categorically denounce any statement that disparages our great country or serves to divide us from our allies. I also believe that words...

ROTHSCHILD, Wisc. ? Guests at one local hotel who switch on the TV in search of the latest news no longer have CNN as an option. The Stoney Creek Inn, 1100 Imperial Ave., in Rothschild has dropped the 24-hour news channels CNN and CNN Headline News from its basic cable offerings. Tony Magro, 76, of Barrington, Ill., stayed at the inn Monday night and said he was told by a receptionist that the hotel chain?s corporate office had issued a letter calling for the removal of the channels because CNN aids terrorists. ?I?m not an activist, and I really don?t...

Republican businessman Mark Honadel defeated Democratic Oak Creek Alderman Al Foeckler in a special election Tuesday to fill a vacant state Assembly seat which covers part of Milwaukee County. With 14 of 16 precincts, or 88 % reporting, Honadel had 6,235 votes, or 63 %, while Foeckler had 3,698 votes, or 37 %, unofficial election returns showed. Honadel replaces former Rep. Jeff Plale in the 21st District, which covers Milwaukee's southern suburbs. Plale, a Democrat, won a special election earlier this year to the state Senate. In another special election race in the 71st District in north-central Wisconsin, Republican Jackie...